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Restoring Columbus to His Rightful Place
The White House correctly celebrates the courage, entrepreneurial ambition, religious zeal, and daring that impelled figures like…
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Could the Real Christopher Columbus Please Step Forward?
Let’s return to the genuine Columbus of the Italian immigrants and not to the fictional Columbus of the French revolutionaries and their…
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Kamala Harris’s Grand Delusions
The twice-failed presidential candidate’s book tour is an excruciating reminder of why she lost. Source link
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Beware ‘Vlad the Mad’: Cornered Russian Bears Are Extremely Dangerous
The West must make clear that Putin cannot win. Source link
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STI slips 0.8% amid regional sell-off after Trump’s latest tariff escalation
Property developer UOL is the STI’s top gainer, rising 2.4% or S$0.19 to S$8.15 Shares on the Singapore bourse closed lower on Monday (Oct…
Culture
The Hunt for the World’s Oldest Story
I read George Eliot’s “Middlemarch,” sometimes hailed as the greatest British novel, in a rain forest in western Indonesia. I was there as…
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Peter Matthiessen Travelled the World, Trying to Escape Himself
But it wasn’t until he arrived in Paris, during his junior year abroad, that he could truly nurture his bohemian streak. The city was…
Business
Harry Bliss’s “Cannonball”
For the cover of the October 20, 2025, issue, the cartoonist Harry Bliss wanted to share a recent experience that filled him with joy.…
Culture
V. R. Lang, a Forgotten Queen Bee of Modern Poetry
Candidly. The past, the sensations of the past. Now! in cuneiform, of umbrella satrap square-carts with hotdogs and onions of red syrup…
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US sanctioning China oil terminal threatens Sinopec run cuts
The overall impact on China’s crude demand should be short-lived as traders re-route cargoes to other ports US sanctions on a key Chinese…
Business
S&P 500 risks 11% drop on trade war: Morgan Stanley’s chief US equity strategist
Michael Wilson says the market was poised for a pullback, given elevated investor exposure and high valuations US STOCKS are at risk of…
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FSB warns on emerging threats from stablecoins, private finance
The groundswell of support for deregulation has meant that political appetite for new rules has been in short supply BANK of England…
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Australia consults on critical minerals stockpile ahead of Albanese-Trump meeting
Australia is formulating a plan for its critical minerals reserve that will focus on sales of future production, limiting the need for a…
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Flying Chinese cars aspire to be latest wonder of Gulf’s skies
Aridge is making its latest pitch to become a transport option of choice for the Gulf’s super-rich In a city that’s no stranger to…
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Xiaomi shares tumble after reports EV crash traps person inside
Xiaomi shares fell the most since April after reports that one of its SU7 electric sedan’s doors failed to open after a fiery crash in the…
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Xiaomi shares plunge after fatal EV crash; police suspect drunk driving
The company’s shares may face short-term pressure, but police citing driver error could limit losses Xiaomi shares fell the most since…
Business
Citi, JPMorgan tout China value stocks as haven amid tariff risk
Banks with strong profit and dividend records are top buy picks, analysts recommend The latest flare-up in Sino-American trade tensions is…
Fashion
US-China friction sends Asian currencies to five-month low
The risk-off sentiment has extended beyond currency markets, with regional stocks also slumping Asian currencies slipped to the weakest…
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In bid to save shipyards, US set to charge fees on Chinese ships
The stated purpose of the American port fees is to address Chinese dominance of the global shipping sector and provide an incentive for…
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China’s Wingtech seeks government help after Dutch intervention at Nexperia unit
The Chinese semiconductor company’s Shanghai-listed shares plunged 10% on Monday to a one-month low [AMSTERDAM/SHANGHAI] Chinese…
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Dutch government takes control of Chinese-owned chipmaker Nexperia
The parent company Wingtech shares plunge 10% in Shanghai as it seeks legal, government help [AMSTERDAM/SHANGHAI] The Dutch government…
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LG Energy Solution Q3 profit likely up 34% on US EV sales rush
The company has signed a US$4.3 billion deal to supply Tesla with energy storage system batteries, as the US automaker looks to reduce…
Business
Bank Indonesia’s heavy bond buying to continue, analysts say
Banks own around 22 per cent of all government bonds in the country, according to finance ministry data Indonesia’s central bank will buy…